admission

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2012, Caroline Davies, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby (in The Guardian, 3 December 2012)[1]

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.

Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.

The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.